The English said it before. And the Australians have said it now. But the fact remains that New Delhi continues to display its polluted profile to visiting cricketers, so much so that the Australian cricket team has vowed not to have the capital city in its itinerary as a future venue for tournaments.

Said the Australian team manager and Cricket Board director Cam Battersby, "The pollution in Delhi is such that we should give serious consideration before coming back to play any more cricket here,' and added cuttingly, "I have heard it said that Delhi is the fourth most polluted city in the world